Well well well....... due to the loads of assignment.... i only got to read my notes for next day exam at 3am... Not too bad as instructions are given that we have to read chapter one.
Well, got a bit of insights as i read through the notes. As it is about working with young learners. And i find the information are quite useful for teachers to know about young learners:
1. Children ability to grasp meaning
I never thought about this that children can associate the meaning with the words that teacher utter by observing the gestures, intonation, facial expression, actions and circumstances at that time, before knowing the word itself. I amaze at this inborn ability in human.
2. Children creative use of limited language resources.
I witness this personally when i was in the car together with my cousin sister who are just 5 years old. She was in the car playing with the toys that she can find: the watch from his daddy's wrist; two balloons that she has just got; cakes that i was holding and even dress that she is wearing. She made full use of these items that she can find around her and began to play on a drama by uttering english words. I presume that the words that she utters are from the children video that she watches. And i believe there's a new language that she utters though she has not heard it before. That is the observation by the innatists. And trully at the age of five, she was quite enjoy in indulging in her own 'drama' with the limited words that she has.
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